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30-04-2019, 08:26 PM | #121 | ||
DIY Tragic
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Thanks for that.
I had to read up on the IFo; it's seemingly well-accredited. The conclusion (favouring methane) is interesting and certainly clears the way for lots of jokes. |
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30-04-2019, 09:52 PM | #122 | ||
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15,000kms a year isn't much. I easily cover that many kms in 3 months...
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30-04-2019, 09:56 PM | #123 | ||
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Electrification of vehicles is inevitable. There will always be a need for petrol engines, mostly sentimental and historical vehicles, but electric/battery will become the norm. One of the biggest stumbling blocks will be households adopting solar in a complete manner. When households in suburbia can go 'off grid' the uptake of electric vehicles will boom.
Most on this webpage are here because of our passion for cars, mostly Ford, but in the near future we will view vehicles as just another battery.
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12-06-2019, 09:38 PM | #124 | ||
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Victoria still cannot promise no power shortages this summer already
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/v...12-p51wzn.html Government has to get these issues sorted before everyone can seriously consider regular use of electric vehicles.
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12-06-2019, 09:38 PM | #125 | ||
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Victoria still cannot promise no power shortages this summer already
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/v...12-p51wzn.html Government has to get these issues sorted before everyone can seriously consider regular use of electric vehicles.
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Her's: 2000 AU II Fairmont Ghia 75th anniversary VCT meteorite & 2014 yaris - white His Toy: 2012 fg II GT-E, emperor red His: VS Ute 5 Litre 5 speed (povo pack) His: 2012 FG II GS, Vanish His: 2003 BA GT-P, Lightening Strike Jnr: 2002 AU III Falcon XR6 ST, 5 speed Blueprint & 1978 XC Fairmont Neptune Blue Previous: 1976 HX 50th Anniversary Kingswood 2014 FGX G6E Turbo 1980 XD Falcon GL 2003 BA Falcon XR6 1991 EB Falcon S 1989 EA Fairmont 1982 XE Fairmont 1968 XT Falcon Last edited by au2000; 12-06-2019 at 09:39 PM. Reason: Grr double post sorry |
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13-06-2019, 05:42 AM | #126 | |||
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Solar windows, roofing etc, high capacity batteries, the future is amazing and we'll be less and less reliant on the grid. Same with water and wastewater |
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13-06-2019, 04:58 PM | #127 | ||
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I think I will stick to running my trucks on bio diesel thanks.
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13-06-2019, 07:27 PM | #128 | |||
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Don't believe it until it happens, slow news day. Uptake of panels are going through the roof taking massive load off, especially during summer. |
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13-06-2019, 07:33 PM | #129 | ||
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Solar panels are good and they've saved me quite a bit, however the the problem with them is the hotter it gets the less efficient they are.
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14-06-2019, 06:50 PM | #130 | ||
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Yes, true, but drop off isn't that bad. Still producing 75-90% theoretical outputs at those high temps, which is still enough to run your appliances and help the grid.
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14-06-2019, 06:59 PM | #131 | ||
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Try a drop of 10 to 25%, and at +40c outside temp they don't make much power, trust me
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14-06-2019, 10:17 PM | #132 | |||
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Also, it is not normally the one day of hot weather that causes strain to the grid. It is the two, three or more consecutive days over 40°C that starts to drain the generating capacity. Whilst it is possible, I don't think it is likely we'll experience that in early December. Another thing that doesn't read right to me is the statement that the generation struggled to meet demand last summer because of planned outages. I know that in the coal fired space at least, we never plan for an outage during the peak (summer and winter) periods. All outages are planned over the shoulder periods. Why would anyone plan to have a unit off at a time when you make the most income? (Unless you were trying to manipulate the market, but a stunt like that would be too obvious). And the statement about transitioning to renewables to overcome this situation is just political talk. There's no point in having renewables available if they can't operate because there's no wind, or the sun is not shining or.... My prediction is that the outage will have little to no impact over the summer period.
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15-06-2019, 12:25 AM | #133 | ||
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What does that even mean???
We already have electric vehicles! The percentage will change, just like the adoption of any new technology, but in fact it will be far slower than most. Its already taken far longer than the fan-boys predicted. And yes, there will always be the pin-head brigade, ****ing & moaning that we're murdering dolphins, and that the guvment must ban motor-cars and flushing toilets, but ultimately it will come down to cost. The big question is how quickly we run short of oil and need to switch to synthetic fuels. |
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15-06-2019, 11:02 AM | #134 | ||
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